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Method and apparatus for communication network alert message construction
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1988-04-12
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2008-04-12
Abstract
Abstract The construction and display of operator messages representative of alert conditions in a network is described. Code points, which are strings of bits, are generated in response to an event in a device attached to the network. The code points are used to index predefined tables that contain relatively short units of text messages in operator selectable languages to be used in building an operator's information display. A product attached to a network, an alert sender, will generate a series of code points representative of desired display messages for an operator. The messages are independent of the specific alert sending product insofar as an alert receiver is concerned. The operator can also choose between detailed and general display messages. The code points are hierarchically arranged so that if the alert receiver does not have the most up to date set of messages, the alert receiver will display a more generic message which is still representative of the event.
Inventors
- 👤 Arthur Aulden Daniel
- 👤 Robert Edward Moore
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 11:00
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F11/00; G06F11/30; G06F11/32; G06F11/324; G06F11/327
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
56 words
An event notification device for a communication network characterized in that it comprises : a plurality of code points; an index for receiving said code points and providing units of text corresponding to said code points; and display means coupled to said index for combining said strings of text to form a display describing the event.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
56 words
An event notification device for a communication network characterized in that it comprises : a plurality of code points; an index for receiving said code points and providing units of text corresponding to said code points; and display means coupled to said index for combining said strings of text to form a display describing the event.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
The event notification device of claim 1 characterized in that said code points are hierarchically organized into at least two levels of specificity of corresponding units of text.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
56 words
The event notification device of claim 2 characterized in that the display means displays at least the highest level of specificity of text corresponding to a code point so that when the index does not contain a code point, the display means displays a less specific unit of text which is still descriptive of the event.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
54 words
The event notification device of claim 1 or 2 characterized in that said index contains the units of text in at least two languages, the device further comprising: language selection means coupled to the index means for selecting the language of the text descriptive of the event to be displayed by the display means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
54 words
The event notification device of claim 1 characterized in that said index contains the units of text in at least two levels of descriptiveness, the device further comprising: descriptiveness selection means coupled to the index means for selecting the language of the text descriptive of the event to be displayed by the display means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
The event notification device of any one of claims 1 to 5 characterized in that said display means further comprises screen template means for defining the layout of the text on the display screen.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
63 words
A method of an alert receiver displaying event alerts in a communication network having a plurality of event generating products coupled thereto, characterized in that it comprises the steps of: receiving a plurality of code points which reference strings of text; retrieving said strings of text from storage locations indexed by said code points; and displaying said strings of text to an operator.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
63 words
A method of an alert receiver displaying event alerts in a communication network having a plurality of event generating products coupled thereto, characterized in that it comprises the steps of: receiving a plurality of code points which reference strings of text; retrieving said strings of text from storage locations indexed by said code points; and displaying said strings of text to an operator.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 7 characterized in that said code points and strings of text comprise a common set of text for use by all event generating products.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
40 words
The method of claim 7 characterized in that it further comprises the steps of: selecting a language for display of the text; and initializing the alert receiver for the selected language so that said text is displayed in said language.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
109 words
An event notification device for a multiproduct communication network wherein at least some of the products provide indications of events, the notification device characterized in that it comprises: table means containing a plurality of code points and associated descriptive information which are representative of an event; and a code point selector comprising: indication receiving means for receiving indications of events from products; index means for indexing said table means using said indications to provide multiple code points and descriptive information; and selection means coupled to the index means for indexing for building an alert from the code points provided based on the descriptive information associated with the code points.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
109 words
An event notification device for a multiproduct communication network wherein at least some of the products provide indications of events, the notification device characterized in that it comprises: table means containing a plurality of code points and associated descriptive information which are representative of an event; and a code point selector comprising: indication receiving means for receiving indications of events from products; index means for indexing said table means using said indications to provide multiple code points and descriptive information; and selection means coupled to the index means for indexing for building an alert from the code points provided based on the descriptive information associated with the code points.
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